iPod as removeable drive?

Jimbo Mahoney

Jimbo Mahoney

Jimbo Mahoney

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If I can get an iPod, I understand I can switch it into drive mode?

I also get the impression that this space will be separate from my music space?

What I want to do is set the iPod permanently in disk mode, but drag and drop MP3s to it, rather than faffing around with some iTunes pap.

Any chance?
 
The ipod software (on the ipod itself) needs to keep a database of the songs and albums stored on the ipod, thus you need to use Itunes if you want to be able to find your music because just copying it across doesn't update the database.

So if you copy across some word .doc files onto your ipod using windows explorer, you won't find them listed in the track listing. Likewise with any other type of file copied across using explorer.

Itunes really isn't that bad - I don't know why people have such an aversion to it. :confused:
 
You can use it as a USB external HDD with no problems, other than it uses FAT32 and so will not store a file larger than 4 gig. It doesn't differentiate between space for data and space for music. Other than that the new iTunes software (V 7) seems to give run down of any space that is being used for data, this seems to include the system files because mine is showing 40 ish meg and I'm not storing any data ATM.

I bought a bigger iPod for this purpose and it's worked out pretty well for me - nice quick data transfer with USB 2.0.

Trifid: yes, the ipod is plug and play like a memory stick. I've only tried using it on private computers though, I'm not sure if it's as flexible as a memory stick for using in public places, eg in the university library etc. It also seems to crash my friend's laptop whenever I plug it in. I think it might be because he already uses an iPod mini on it, and mine is a photo. I think it is a problem with drivers which obviously again means that a memory stick is more flexible
 
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